Amarlu District

Amarlu District is in Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jirandeh.

History
Amarlu has been one of the dominant Kurmanj tribes in Gilan Province. According to Rabino, the Rashvands formed another inhabitant of the region too. Rišvand formed part of the Bâbân tribe of Solaymâniya and were moved to Gilân by Shah 'Abbâs I. Later, they were chased out of most of their choice pasturelands by the 'Amârlu, who were moved to Gilân from northwestern Persia by Nâder Shah (Rabino, 1916–17, pp. 260–61; tr., pp. 304–6). The Rišvand now live mostly in Qazvin province. The 'Amârlu occupy some fifty villages between Menjil and Pirâkuh in southeastern Gilân. (See Fortescue, pp. 319–20; Mardukh Kordestâni, I, pp. 100–1; Afšâr Sistâni, pp. 132–34.)

Language and ethnicity
Most people of Amarlu District are Tat and they speak Tati.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 7,970 in 2,350 households. The following census in 2011 counted 6,960 people in 2,398 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 7,208 inhabitants in 2,589 households.

Flora
Flora in the region includes:
 * Juniperus polycarpus
 * Pteropyrum aucheri
 * Rosa canina
 * Rhus coriaria
 * Pistacia sp.
 * Rhamnus pallasi
 * Lilium ledebourii

and grasses and herbs such as:


 * Astragalus marschallianus
 * Galium gilanicum
 * G. rotundifolium
 * Teucrium polium
 * Verbascum thapsus
 * Artemisia herbaalba

Notable people

 * Manutchehr Salimi, politician